Personal worst ever Winterfish for me with a grand total of 2.5km out of both challenges. Its going on 3 months since my last swim and I'm really not missing it.. I'd love to say id filled the gap with other training but I'd be lying.. 😏

Not a given at all. If you eat more than you burn you'll still gain weight or stay stable. It's just harder to do that when fat is high cos you're satisfied quicker and i find eating carbs generally make you eat more afterwards

Yeah was more trying to get across that you shouldn't expect to be able to keep doing 3 ftp sessions and 2hr run pbs while changing your eating habits.. most people can't handle being able to only run 20 mins really slowly at really high HR while they're transitioning so give it away..
I actually 'converted' while recovering from operation so could not train at all and got down 5kg below my IM raceweight...

Agree.. donate all non compliant stuff to foodbank or charity. Chia porridge are good but i don't find they are very satisfying at the start. I tried to keep it simple so started with a month of bacon and egg and avo for breakfast. Coles chicken and veggies for lunch and zuchinni noodle pasta or stir fry. Once you are fat adapted then the chia stuff is more satisfying and you might even skip breakfast depending on training load..
Diet doctor low carb challenge is a great way to start it gives you everything you needed and is free..
https://www.dietdoctor.com/how-to-get-started-on-low-carb-take-our-brand-new-2-week-free-challenge
You can start tomorrow. 😁
Ps: I'd only recommend starting if you're at least 3 months away from next event as training will be VERY hard while your transitioning and take a while to learn how to balance training and slightly increased carbs..

Hahahahaha so you don't know how many IM he's done, how many of those are in Kona, how many times he's coached a KQ, how many times he's won HOTW etc... if that's the case i assume you've blocked his posts..

Hardly forgotten- they both got inducted into the Ironman hall of fame recently...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/105171446/former-ironman-world-champs-couple-erin-baker-and-scott-molina-inducted-to-hof